yes yes, i know im not keeping track of each individual day here anymore. who knows, maybe ill start that again sometime.
anyways, today started with a little bit of profit, and then i took about 5 bad beats, and lost a couple buy-ins. then i made some more profit, and had it negated again by bad beats. and i mean actual bad beats here, not just fake whiney stuff. i mean rivered cards that i bet the opp out of. anyways, so i kept playing, and adjusted my style a bit as i saw fit, and i played and played. admittedly, i did pull one bad beat on someone else, when i had kk vs their aa preflop, and caught a K, but hey, ive felt that hound's bite before. anyways, so as of today, im finally in the green by almost a buy-in for this fine winter break, after having made a net profit today of about 6 bi.
cheers, mates.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
Day....67?!?
Day 67
no, this isnt actually for day 67. ive been playing plenty since my last post, but its nothing that i would be delighted to mention. anyways, todays post is because today was good. during this chirstmas break, my first three days were marked with net br losses, and then for the following days, everything was just break even. today, despite some bad beats, and plenty of coolers, i finally managed to shape up and pull a profit of a few BIs, so that makes me very
very
VERY
felicitous.
cheers.
no, this isnt actually for day 67. ive been playing plenty since my last post, but its nothing that i would be delighted to mention. anyways, todays post is because today was good. during this chirstmas break, my first three days were marked with net br losses, and then for the following days, everything was just break even. today, despite some bad beats, and plenty of coolers, i finally managed to shape up and pull a profit of a few BIs, so that makes me very
very
VERY
felicitous.
cheers.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Day 66
Day 66
how appropriate for such an evilly numbered day.
not even going into the br, so lets just rest assured that its bad. seriously taking a break this time.
how appropriate for such an evilly numbered day.
not even going into the br, so lets just rest assured that its bad. seriously taking a break this time.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Day 64
Day 64
final br - $70.79
yeah, today was just really depressing.
summary - profit profit profit profit profit profit badbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeat tilt profit profit badbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeat steam spew ragequit.
hopefully better luck next time.
final br - $70.79
yeah, today was just really depressing.
summary - profit profit profit profit profit profit badbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeat tilt profit profit badbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeatbadbeat steam spew ragequit.
hopefully better luck next time.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Day 63
Day 63
final br - $82.55
ah today. woke up around 8 after a nap, and started grinding.
summary - profit, profit, profit, profit, profit, profit, profit, profit, profit, profit. ftw.
gl m8s
final br - $82.55
ah today. woke up around 8 after a nap, and started grinding.
summary - profit, profit, profit, profit, profit, profit, profit, profit, profit, profit. ftw.
gl m8s
Day 62
Day 62
final br - $74.77
Summary of today: profit, profit, bad beat kills profit, profit profit, bad beat kills profit, profit, profit, bad beat kills profit, profit, profit, bad beat kills profit, profit, profit, bad beat makes HELLA profit.
and that was that.
final br - $74.77
Summary of today: profit, profit, bad beat kills profit, profit profit, bad beat kills profit, profit, profit, bad beat kills profit, profit, profit, bad beat kills profit, profit, profit, bad beat makes HELLA profit.
and that was that.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Day 61
Day 61
final br - $70.16
thinking back to my post not long ago, i saw a pretty big warning sign that my play was declining. and i dont just mean the fact that my br plumetted. rather, it was the statement where i mentioned that i had some fun playing lag.
poker is fun. poker is emotional. grinding isnt fun, its just work. there is one emotion highly present though: satisfaction.
final br - $70.16
thinking back to my post not long ago, i saw a pretty big warning sign that my play was declining. and i dont just mean the fact that my br plumetted. rather, it was the statement where i mentioned that i had some fun playing lag.
poker is fun. poker is emotional. grinding isnt fun, its just work. there is one emotion highly present though: satisfaction.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Day 59
Day 59
Played in a 10$$ buy-in live tourney today, placed second for a total payout of 55$$
should have gotten 1st, but a8o cracked my aqo
Played in a 10$$ buy-in live tourney today, placed second for a total payout of 55$$
should have gotten 1st, but a8o cracked my aqo
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Day 58
Day 58
final br - $67.70
had some fun playing pretty laggy tonight. unfortunately, its very easy to get carried away, so multiple times throughout the night, i was quite near breakeven, maybe even a smidgen in the red(this might be due in part to the bottle of wine i had directly preceding play, but probably not). obviously though, i wised up on my lag style.
oh! and i almost forgot. Today I passed a big benchmark in my progress, that being, that as of this fine morning, I've played over 10k recorded hands in cash. rockin boppin, man! and i also spiked quad queens, so that was coolio too :D
as always, gl at the tables m8s.
final br - $67.70
had some fun playing pretty laggy tonight. unfortunately, its very easy to get carried away, so multiple times throughout the night, i was quite near breakeven, maybe even a smidgen in the red(this might be due in part to the bottle of wine i had directly preceding play, but probably not). obviously though, i wised up on my lag style.
oh! and i almost forgot. Today I passed a big benchmark in my progress, that being, that as of this fine morning, I've played over 10k recorded hands in cash. rockin boppin, man! and i also spiked quad queens, so that was coolio too :D
as always, gl at the tables m8s.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Day 56
Day 56
final br - $56.38 58.67
Played a bit, made a bit. pretty tired now though, so i stopped before i went -ev.
after that, played a lot more, but only made a little
final br - $
Played a bit, made a bit. pretty tired now though, so i stopped before i went -ev.
after that, played a lot more, but only made a little
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Day 55
Day 55
final br - $52.70
lolz! i accidentally had the same status as last time copied here. so heres the actual summary. i played well, and earned ~3 bi in about an hour. it was awesome, the end.
final br - $52.70
lolz! i accidentally had the same status as last time copied here. so heres the actual summary. i played well, and earned ~3 bi in about an hour. it was awesome, the end.
Day 54
Day 54
final br - $46.34
didnt do as well as i should have. found a donk to latch on to, but then i got too loose, and started spewing :/
till later.
final br - $46.34
didnt do as well as i should have. found a donk to latch on to, but then i got too loose, and started spewing :/
till later.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Day 53
Day 53
final br - $49.22
just played for a short time today while i was waiting for my chem lab partner to get back to me on some data. didnt make any big mistakes, so i earned a buyin and a bit.
till next time.
final br - $49.22
just played for a short time today while i was waiting for my chem lab partner to get back to me on some data. didnt make any big mistakes, so i earned a buyin and a bit.
till next time.
Day 52
Day 52
final br - $46.40
so ive been succumbing to this bad habit lately of not posting my -br days, and only posting +br days. so ill try to stop that. point is, i went down ~8$$ the other day, but today, i have madeup most of that. it completely up, and a little more! woooo!! all time high for the cash game. maybe if i keep doing decently, ill be able to move up in about a month, but i just gotta work on not playing when im in a -ev state of mind.
gotta be zen, man. reaaaal zen.
final br - $46.40
so ive been succumbing to this bad habit lately of not posting my -br days, and only posting +br days. so ill try to stop that. point is, i went down ~8$$ the other day, but today, i have made
gotta be zen, man. reaaaal zen.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Day 51
Day 51
final br - $45.71
played some great poker today, and i managed to suppress my habit of spewing chips when starting a session before falling into the swing of things. but the real highlight of the night was this hand-
http://www.flopturnriver.com/Poker-Hand-8h3s-Ring-BB-1228784.php
That's right, it's the most beautiful 83o you've ever seen, and I took allll his monies :D
cheers till next time, my fellow Selachimorphas ;D
final br - $45.71
played some great poker today, and i managed to suppress my habit of spewing chips when starting a session before falling into the swing of things. but the real highlight of the night was this hand-
http://www.flopturnriver.com/Poker-Hand-8h3s-Ring-BB-1228784.php
That's right, it's the most beautiful 83o you've ever seen, and I took allll his monies :D
cheers till next time, my fellow Selachimorphas ;D
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Day 50
Day 50
final br - $35.22
forgot to update once before when i lost a couple bucks, but i made it up today. Still grindin away
final br - $35.22
forgot to update once before when i lost a couple bucks, but i made it up today. Still grindin away
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Day 47
Day 47
final br - $39.46
today was wild. started of with literally 3-4 AA in the first 10 hands. then i donked around for a while and went -5$$ from my starting point, which i then spent the rest of the night making up and actually concentrating and whatnot.
there was also this really cool hand partway through the night, where i flopped top set, turned a boat, and literally had 3 other people all in with me, which was great :D
last hand of today's grind, i had KK on bb, utg 4bet, folded around to sb who called, i 3bet, utg shoves all in, sb folds, I tell my amigo here "hey, wanna see me get busted by aces?" cause the dude was a tag, but i still figured qq+ to be in his shoving range. maaaaybe JJ+. so i call, and lo and behold the guy turns over aces. flop is jtx, so im just like 'ok, im beat, it happens', turn is a q, and then like magic, the river hits his ace, but in doing so, drops me broadway. Yusef, i swear, youre a good luck charm, and you just saved me ~ 1/2 my profits from today.
so after that i figured i had enough of being a luck sack of shit for the night, and im calling it quits for now, until the morrow. may the cards be with you.
final br - $39.46
today was wild. started of with literally 3-4 AA in the first 10 hands. then i donked around for a while and went -5$$ from my starting point, which i then spent the rest of the night making up and actually concentrating and whatnot.
there was also this really cool hand partway through the night, where i flopped top set, turned a boat, and literally had 3 other people all in with me, which was great :D
last hand of today's grind, i had KK on bb, utg 4bet, folded around to sb who called, i 3bet, utg shoves all in, sb folds, I tell my amigo here "hey, wanna see me get busted by aces?" cause the dude was a tag, but i still figured qq+ to be in his shoving range. maaaaybe JJ+. so i call, and lo and behold the guy turns over aces. flop is jtx, so im just like 'ok, im beat, it happens', turn is a q, and then like magic, the river hits his ace, but in doing so, drops me broadway. Yusef, i swear, youre a good luck charm, and you just saved me ~ 1/2 my profits from today.
so after that i figured i had enough of being a luck sack of shit for the night, and im calling it quits for now, until the morrow. may the cards be with you.
Day 46
Day 46
final br - $29.14
lost a decent pot w KK vs AA on a t high flop, and some other stuff.
final br - $29.14
lost a decent pot w KK vs AA on a t high flop, and some other stuff.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Day 45
Day 45
Well, yeah, thats a lie. there were actually a couple days of really shitty poker going on between day 44 and day 45, and my br went kaput. so thats that.
did some more reading, studying, and whatnot, and deposited another 30$.
then i sat at a couple of 2NL tables, and started grinding.
final br - $33.28
Well, yeah, thats a lie. there were actually a couple days of really shitty poker going on between day 44 and day 45, and my br went kaput. so thats that.
did some more reading, studying, and whatnot, and deposited another 30$.
then i sat at a couple of 2NL tables, and started grinding.
final br - $33.28
Monday, October 18, 2010
Day 44
Day 44
2.20 guar rush 14.5k guarantee +2+2 +4+6 - loss
1 daily dollar 10k +2.50
i really like the guar rush rebuy, but im beginning to realize that im not rolled for it just yet. so no more of that until the time is right
Final BR - $11.21
2.20 guar rush 14.5k guarantee +2+2 +4+6 - loss
1 daily dollar 10k +2.50
i really like the guar rush rebuy, but im beginning to realize that im not rolled for it just yet. so no more of that until the time is right
Final BR - $11.21
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Day 43
Day 43
Multi-tabling (3) .02/.05 5NL Hold'em
Final BR - $40.05
i will post a summary of what i think of rush poker at some later point. stay tuned
Multi-tabling (3) .02/.05 5NL Hold'em
Final BR - $40.05
i will post a summary of what i think of rush poker at some later point. stay tuned
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Day 42
Day 42
.50+.05 BLT satellite -loss
2+.2 14.5 guar rush rebuy +2 -loss
1 daily dollar -loss
.5+.05 BLT satellite turbo -win
3+.3 10.5k guarantee rebuy +3 +3 -loss
5$ rush .02/.05 ~+13$$
Final BR - $30.49
tried something a little different today
.50+.05 BLT satellite -loss
2+.2 14.5 guar rush rebuy +2 -loss
1 daily dollar -loss
.5+.05 BLT satellite turbo -win
3+.3 10.5k guarantee rebuy +3 +3 -loss
5$ rush .02/.05 ~+13$$
Final BR - $30.49
tried something a little different today
Friday, October 15, 2010
Day 41
Day 41
Summary-
Starting BR - $45.77
5 $2+.25 9max SNG, 1 $3+.30 KO 90 SNG
Finishes - 6 loss
Loss - $14.10
Gain - $0
Final BR - $31.67 (net loss of $14.10)
terrible
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-6
2nd-4
3nd-5
tourney itm-0
loss-22
itm%:40.54%
net:+$9.75
Summary-
Starting BR - $45.77
5 $2+.25 9max SNG, 1 $3+.30 KO 90 SNG
Finishes - 6 loss
Loss - $14.10
Gain - $0
Final BR - $31.67 (net loss of $14.10)
terrible
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-6
2nd-4
3nd-5
tourney itm-0
loss-22
itm%:40.54%
net:+$9.75
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Day 40
Day 40
Summary-
Starting BR - $39.02
5 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 1 1st, 1 2nd, 1 3rd, 2 loss
Loss - $11.25
Gain - $18
Final BR - $45.77 (net gain of $6.75)
first game was good, then game two was bad, and this summary sucks, but the point is, i was pretty disappointed to take 3rd in the last game. could have made hella more, but oh well, good profit today.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-6
2nd-4
3nd-3
tourney itm-0
loss-15
itm%:46.43%
net:+$23.40
Summary-
Starting BR - $39.02
5 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 1 1st, 1 2nd, 1 3rd, 2 loss
Loss - $11.25
Gain - $18
Final BR - $45.77 (net gain of $6.75)
first game was good, then game two was bad, and this summary sucks, but the point is, i was pretty disappointed to take 3rd in the last game. could have made hella more, but oh well, good profit today.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-6
2nd-4
3nd-3
tourney itm-0
loss-15
itm%:46.43%
net:+$23.40
Day 39
Day 39
Summary-
Starting BR - $44.42
4 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 3 loss, 1 3rd
Loss - $9
Gain - $3.6
Final BR - $39.02 (net loss of $5.40)
today was crap. game one was easy as shit, but pulled 3rd when my shove rr with ajs was called by a dude with aqs and a vpip of 40%. game two was a bad beat with my AK losing to AJ, and the other two just failed me. at least now i have something more to keep an eye on though, so hopefully itll work out.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-5
2nd-3
3nd-2
tourney itm-0
loss-13
itm%:43.48%
net:+$16.65
Summary-
Starting BR - $44.42
4 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 3 loss, 1 3rd
Loss - $9
Gain - $3.6
Final BR - $39.02 (net loss of $5.40)
today was crap. game one was easy as shit, but pulled 3rd when my shove rr with ajs was called by a dude with aqs and a vpip of 40%. game two was a bad beat with my AK losing to AJ, and the other two just failed me. at least now i have something more to keep an eye on though, so hopefully itll work out.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-5
2nd-3
3nd-2
tourney itm-0
loss-13
itm%:43.48%
net:+$16.65
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Day 38
Day 38
Summary-
Starting BR - $43.52
2 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 1 loss, 1 2nd
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $5.4
Final BR - $44.42 (net gain of $.9)
today was all right. a little disappointed about the 2nd place finish, and the bubble bust, but i think i played pretty solidly for the most part
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-5
2nd-3
3nd-1
tourney itm-0
loss-10
itm%:47.37%
net:+$22.05
Summary-
Starting BR - $43.52
2 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 1 loss, 1 2nd
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $5.4
Final BR - $44.42 (net gain of $.9)
today was all right. a little disappointed about the 2nd place finish, and the bubble bust, but i think i played pretty solidly for the most part
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-5
2nd-3
3nd-1
tourney itm-0
loss-10
itm%:47.37%
net:+$22.05
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Day 37
Day 37
Summary-
Starting BR - $43.52
4 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 3 loss, 1 1st
Loss - $9
Gain - $9
Final BR - $43.52 (net gain of $0)
bah. game one was good, then it was just really slow, tight, and cold
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-5
2nd-2
3nd-1
tourney itm-0
loss-9
itm%:47.06%
net:+$21.15
Summary-
Starting BR - $43.52
4 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 3 loss, 1 1st
Loss - $9
Gain - $9
Final BR - $43.52 (net gain of $0)
bah. game one was good, then it was just really slow, tight, and cold
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-5
2nd-2
3nd-1
tourney itm-0
loss-9
itm%:47.06%
net:+$21.15
Friday, October 8, 2010
Day 36
Day 36
Summary-
Starting BR - $39.02
2 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 1 loss, 1 1st
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $9
Final BR - $43.52 (net gain of $4.5)
game one there wasnt much i could do. had QQ all in preflop vs AA which caught a FH. game two i played badly a little at the beginning, but then i hunkered down with my short stack, and pulled in the victory.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-4
2nd-2
3nd-1
tourney itm-0
loss-6
itm%:53.85%
net:+$21.15
Summary-
Starting BR - $39.02
2 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 1 loss, 1 1st
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $9
Final BR - $43.52 (net gain of $4.5)
game one there wasnt much i could do. had QQ all in preflop vs AA which caught a FH. game two i played badly a little at the beginning, but then i hunkered down with my short stack, and pulled in the victory.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-4
2nd-2
3nd-1
tourney itm-0
loss-6
itm%:53.85%
net:+$21.15
thoughts on itm%
food for thought.
buy-in at 2+.25
1st place takes 9 = 4 buy-ins, profit of 3 buy-ins
2nd place takes 5.4 = 2.4 buy-ins, profit of 1.4 buy-ins
3rd place takes 3.6 = 1.6 buy-ins, profit of .6 buy-ins
win 1st, lose one, profit of 2 buy-ins
win 2nd, lose one, profit of .4 buy-ins
win 3rd, lose one, loss of .4 buy-ins
win 1st, lose two, profit of 1 buy-in
win 2nd, lose two, loss of .6 buy-ins
win 3rd, lose two, loss of 1.4 buy-ins
win 1st, lose three, break even
win 2nd+3rd, lose two, break even.
moral of the story? you want itm% near 25%, you better be getting 1st all those times. if you can only get 2nd, you best be ~50% itm. if you can only get 3rd, well.. best bust better than 62.5% itm.
get 1st, 2nd, and 3rd with equal frequency, you need ~37.5% itm
get
1st 51.85%
2nd 37.04%
3rd 11.11%
need
above ~31.76% itm
buy-in at 2+.25
1st place takes 9 = 4 buy-ins, profit of 3 buy-ins
2nd place takes 5.4 = 2.4 buy-ins, profit of 1.4 buy-ins
3rd place takes 3.6 = 1.6 buy-ins, profit of .6 buy-ins
win 1st, lose one, profit of 2 buy-ins
win 2nd, lose one, profit of .4 buy-ins
win 3rd, lose one, loss of .4 buy-ins
win 1st, lose two, profit of 1 buy-in
win 2nd, lose two, loss of .6 buy-ins
win 3rd, lose two, loss of 1.4 buy-ins
win 1st, lose three, break even
win 2nd+3rd, lose two, break even.
moral of the story? you want itm% near 25%, you better be getting 1st all those times. if you can only get 2nd, you best be ~50% itm. if you can only get 3rd, well.. best bust better than 62.5% itm.
get 1st, 2nd, and 3rd with equal frequency, you need ~37.5% itm
get
1st 51.85%
2nd 37.04%
3rd 11.11%
need
above ~31.76% itm
Day 35
Day 35
Summary-
Starting BR - $37.22
4 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 2 loss, 2 2nd
Loss - $9
Gain - $10.80
Final BR - $39.02 (net gain of $1.80)
today was ok. a little frustrated at the 2nd place finishes, but at least its still profit.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-3
2nd-2
3nd-1
tourney itm-0
loss-5
itm%:54.55%
net:+$16.65
Summary-
Starting BR - $37.22
4 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 2 loss, 2 2nd
Loss - $9
Gain - $10.80
Final BR - $39.02 (net gain of $1.80)
today was ok. a little frustrated at the 2nd place finishes, but at least its still profit.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-3
2nd-2
3nd-1
tourney itm-0
loss-5
itm%:54.55%
net:+$16.65
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Day 34
Day 34
Summary-
Starting BR - $24.62
4 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 1 loss, 2 1st, 1 3rd
Loss - $9
Gain - $21.60
Final BR - $37.22 (net gain of $12.60)
played well in game one, and game two also. went busto on the bubble of #2 w/ qq vs opp w/ tt. flop was fine, turn was fine, but river hit a t. baby this is tragic. game 3 was ok, made a bad play and got 3rd because of it. game 4 took endurance, but i did it. good play.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-3
2nd-0
3nd-1
tourney itm-0
loss-3
itm%:57.14%
net:+$14.85
Summary-
Starting BR - $24.62
4 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 1 loss, 2 1st, 1 3rd
Loss - $9
Gain - $21.60
Final BR - $37.22 (net gain of $12.60)
played well in game one, and game two also. went busto on the bubble of #2 w/ qq vs opp w/ tt. flop was fine, turn was fine, but river hit a t. baby this is tragic. game 3 was ok, made a bad play and got 3rd because of it. game 4 took endurance, but i did it. good play.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-3
2nd-0
3nd-1
tourney itm-0
loss-3
itm%:57.14%
net:+$14.85
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Day 33 summary
Day 33
Summary-
Starting BR - $22.37
3 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 2 loss, 1 1st
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $9
Final BR - $24.62 (net loss of $2.25)
Yeah, so im starting this over, and hopefully i wont bust it all again. new goal is to make at least one new post over at ftr for every session.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-0
3nd-0
tourney itm-0
loss-2
itm%:33%
net:+$2.25
Summary-
Starting BR - $22.37
3 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 2 loss, 1 1st
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $9
Final BR - $24.62 (net loss of $2.25)
Yeah, so im starting this over, and hopefully i wont bust it all again. new goal is to make at least one new post over at ftr for every session.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-0
3nd-0
tourney itm-0
loss-2
itm%:33%
net:+$2.25
Friday, October 1, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Day 32
Day 32
Summary-
Starting BR - $26.27
70 $.95+.05 2max HU +2 2+.25 9max 27 seat mtt
Finishes - 29 win, 41 loss, 2 mtt loss
Loss - $70
Gain - $54.1
Final BR - $10.37 (net loss of $15.9) -4.5 on top.
no.
Summary-
Starting BR - $26.27
70 $.95+.05 2max HU +2 2+.25 9max 27 seat mtt
Finishes - 29 win, 41 loss, 2 mtt loss
Loss - $70
Gain - $54.1
Final BR - $10.37 (net loss of $15.9) -4.5 on top.
no.
Day 31 - part 2
Day 31
Summary-
Starting BR - $21.07
10 $.95+.05 2max HU
Finishes - 8 win, 2 loss
Loss - $10
Gain - $15.2
Final BR - $26.27 (net gain of $5.2)
yes.
Summary-
Starting BR - $21.07
10 $.95+.05 2max HU
Finishes - 8 win, 2 loss
Loss - $10
Gain - $15.2
Final BR - $26.27 (net gain of $5.2)
yes.
Day 31
Day 31
Summary-
Starting BR - $26.47
4 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 4 loss, 1 3rd
Loss - $9
Gain - $3.6
Final BR - $21.07 (net loss of $5.4)
i dont know. i played badly, and got cold decked like never before.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-11
2nd-8
3nd-2
tourney itm-1
loss-64
itm%:25.58D%
net:-$12.68
roi%:-a lot.
Summary-
Starting BR - $26.47
4 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 4 loss, 1 3rd
Loss - $9
Gain - $3.6
Final BR - $21.07 (net loss of $5.4)
i dont know. i played badly, and got cold decked like never before.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-11
2nd-8
3nd-2
tourney itm-1
loss-64
itm%:25.58D%
net:-$12.68
roi%:-a lot.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Day 30
Day 30
Summary-
Starting BR - $33.22
3 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 3 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $0
Final BR - $26.47 (net loss of $6.75)
>.>
just..fuck. game one was a bubble burst, and the other two were bad. Im trying to figure out what it is that Im doing so wrong. When I find out, Ill let you know.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-11
2nd-8
3nd-1
tourney itm-1
loss-60
itm%:25.93%
net:-$7.28
roi%:-~4%
Summary-
Starting BR - $33.22
3 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 3 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $0
Final BR - $26.47 (net loss of $6.75)
>.>
just..fuck. game one was a bubble burst, and the other two were bad. Im trying to figure out what it is that Im doing so wrong. When I find out, Ill let you know.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-11
2nd-8
3nd-1
tourney itm-1
loss-60
itm%:25.93%
net:-$7.28
roi%:-~4%
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Day 29
Day 29
Summary-
Starting BR - $32.32
3 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 1 loss, 1 2nd
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $5.4
Final BR - $33.22 (net gain of $.90)
blah blah i didnt do summary immediately post game, so now drinks = bad summary. game one, i trapped villain first hand with 99 on flop of 9t6, turn hits 3, and villain reraises all in, i call. villain shows t8, and river is a 7. shit happens. second game i should have gotten first, but i was rushed because people were waiting on me. (today is really day 28 part 2, but whatevs.) till the morrow, and good luck.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-11
2nd-8
3nd-1
tourney itm-1
loss-57
itm%:26.92%
net:-$.53
roi%:-~.08%
Summary-
Starting BR - $32.32
3 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 1 loss, 1 2nd
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $5.4
Final BR - $33.22 (net gain of $.90)
blah blah i didnt do summary immediately post game, so now drinks = bad summary. game one, i trapped villain first hand with 99 on flop of 9t6, turn hits 3, and villain reraises all in, i call. villain shows t8, and river is a 7. shit happens. second game i should have gotten first, but i was rushed because people were waiting on me. (today is really day 28 part 2, but whatevs.) till the morrow, and good luck.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-11
2nd-8
3nd-1
tourney itm-1
loss-57
itm%:26.92%
net:-$.53
roi%:-~.08%
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Day 28
Day 28
Summary-
Starting BR - $39.07
3 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 3 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $0
Final BR - $32.32 (net loss of $6.75)
game one, had my chip stick eaten when i had pretty good hands, game two was bad, game three was bad.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-11
2nd-7
3nd-1
tourney itm-1
loss-56
itm%:26.32%
net:-$1.43
roi%:-~.8%
Summary-
Starting BR - $39.07
3 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 3 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $0
Final BR - $32.32 (net loss of $6.75)
game one, had my chip stick eaten when i had pretty good hands, game two was bad, game three was bad.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-11
2nd-7
3nd-1
tourney itm-1
loss-56
itm%:26.32%
net:-$1.43
roi%:-~.8%
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Day 27
Day 27
Summary-
Starting BR - $34.57
2 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 1 2nd, 1 3rd
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $9
Final BR - $39.07 (net gain of $4.50)
made some mistakes and got lucky in game 1, played #2 hard, and got paid.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-11
2nd-7
3nd-1
tourney itm-1
loss-53
itm%:27.40%
net:+$5.32
roi%:+3.24%
Summary-
Starting BR - $34.57
2 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 1 2nd, 1 3rd
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $9
Final BR - $39.07 (net gain of $4.50)
made some mistakes and got lucky in game 1, played #2 hard, and got paid.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-11
2nd-7
3nd-1
tourney itm-1
loss-53
itm%:27.40%
net:+$5.32
roi%:+3.24%
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Day 26
Day 26
Summary-
Starting BR - $30.07
2 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 1 loss, 1 1st
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $9
Final BR - $34.57 (net gain of $4.50)
played mediocre game one, tightened up and played better game two. now, shower time
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-11
2nd-6
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-53
itm%:25.35%
net:+$.82
roi%:~+.5% est.
Summary-
Starting BR - $30.07
2 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 1 loss, 1 1st
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $9
Final BR - $34.57 (net gain of $4.50)
played mediocre game one, tightened up and played better game two. now, shower time
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-11
2nd-6
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-53
itm%:25.35%
net:+$.82
roi%:~+.5% est.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Day 25
Day 25
Summary-
Starting BR - $39.07
4 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 4 loss
Loss - $9
Gain - $0
Final BR - $30.07 (net loss of $9)
Dont even want to talk about it >.<
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-10
2nd-6
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-52
itm%:24.63%
net:-$3.68
roi%:-2.37%
Summary-
Starting BR - $39.07
4 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 4 loss
Loss - $9
Gain - $0
Final BR - $30.07 (net loss of $9)
Dont even want to talk about it >.<
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-10
2nd-6
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-52
itm%:24.63%
net:-$3.68
roi%:-2.37%
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Day 24
Day 24
Summary-
Starting BR - $39.07
4 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 3 loss, 1 1st
Loss - $9
Gain - $9
Final BR - $39.07 (net gain of $0)
today was frustrating. I played well for the first couple games, but then i got distracted and did much worse. >.<
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-10
2nd-6
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-48
itm%:26.15%
net:+$5.32
roi%:3.64%
Summary-
Starting BR - $39.07
4 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 3 loss, 1 1st
Loss - $9
Gain - $9
Final BR - $39.07 (net gain of $0)
today was frustrating. I played well for the first couple games, but then i got distracted and did much worse. >.<
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-10
2nd-6
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-48
itm%:26.15%
net:+$5.32
roi%:3.64%
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Day 23
Day 23
Summary-
Starting BR - $36.82
3 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 2 loss, 1 1st
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $9
Final BR - $39.07 (net gain of $2.25)
FUCK YES. I played better and more solidly today than I ever have before. first two games it didnt work out, but the third was just amazing. that was big stack bullying done right. it seemed that every time there was another seat vacated at the table, within a few hands, all of their chips came to me. with 3 out, i was at 5.4k, then up to 8k, then with only 2 people left, i was at 10k. heads up, i was at 12k. bestest most awesome game ever. now thats not to say that i didnt get lucky a few times, but this game was
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-9
2nd-6
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-45
itm%:26.23%
net:+$5.32
roi%:3.88%
Summary-
Starting BR - $36.82
3 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 2 loss, 1 1st
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $9
Final BR - $39.07 (net gain of $2.25)
FUCK YES. I played better and more solidly today than I ever have before. first two games it didnt work out, but the third was just amazing. that was big stack bullying done right. it seemed that every time there was another seat vacated at the table, within a few hands, all of their chips came to me. with 3 out, i was at 5.4k, then up to 8k, then with only 2 people left, i was at 10k. heads up, i was at 12k. bestest most awesome game ever. now thats not to say that i didnt get lucky a few times, but this game was
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-9
2nd-6
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-45
itm%:26.23%
net:+$5.32
roi%:3.88%
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Day 22
Day 22
Summary-
Starting BR - $43.57
3 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 3 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $0
Final BR - $36.82 (net loss of $6.75)
rough day, played pretty solid i think, but hey, thats variance i guess. also, i realized that my total summary for net profit was a little off, so im not sure when that happened, but ive fixed it now. maybe ill go back and figure it out sometime, but for now, im just waiting for another day
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-6
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-43
itm%:25.86%
net:+$3.07
Summary-
Starting BR - $43.57
3 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 3 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $0
Final BR - $36.82 (net loss of $6.75)
rough day, played pretty solid i think, but hey, thats variance i guess. also, i realized that my total summary for net profit was a little off, so im not sure when that happened, but ive fixed it now. maybe ill go back and figure it out sometime, but for now, im just waiting for another day
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-6
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-43
itm%:25.86%
net:+$3.07
Friday, September 10, 2010
Day 21
Day 21
Summary-
Starting BR - $42.67
2 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 1 loss, 1 2nd
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $5.4
Final BR - $43.57 (net gain of $.90)
Tried out some new stuff today, and i think its going to be helping my br significantly in the future. :)
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-6
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-39
itm%:27.78%
net:+$5.23
Summary-
Starting BR - $42.67
2 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 1 loss, 1 2nd
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $5.4
Final BR - $43.57 (net gain of $.90)
Tried out some new stuff today, and i think its going to be helping my br significantly in the future. :)
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-6
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-39
itm%:27.78%
net:+$5.23
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Day 20
Day 20
Summary-
Starting BR - $51.67
4 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 4 loss
Loss - $9
Gain - $0
Final BR - $42.67 (net loss of $9)
I dont even know what to say about this. Today I played much better. just had a lot of bad beats.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-38
itm%:26.92%
net:+$4.33
Summary-
Starting BR - $51.67
4 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 4 loss
Loss - $9
Gain - $0
Final BR - $42.67 (net loss of $9)
I dont even know what to say about this. Today I played much better. just had a lot of bad beats.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-38
itm%:26.92%
net:+$4.33
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Day 19
Day 19
Summary-
Starting BR - $56.17
2 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 2 loss
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $0
Final BR - $51.67 (net loss of $4.50)
Played two, got busted both times.
I need to start focusing when i play again. this loss business is no bueno.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-34
itm%:29.17%
net:+$13.33
Summary-
Starting BR - $56.17
2 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 2 loss
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $0
Final BR - $51.67 (net loss of $4.50)
Played two, got busted both times.
I need to start focusing when i play again. this loss business is no bueno.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-34
itm%:29.17%
net:+$13.33
Friday, September 3, 2010
Day 18
Day 18
Summary-
Starting BR - $60.67
2 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 2 loss
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $0
Final BR - $56.17 (net loss of $4.50)
Played two, got busted both times.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-32
itm%:30.43%
net:+$17.83
Summary-
Starting BR - $60.67
2 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 2 loss
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $0
Final BR - $56.17 (net loss of $4.50)
Played two, got busted both times.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-32
itm%:30.43%
net:+$17.83
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Day 17
Day 17
Summary-
Starting BR - $62.92
1 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 1 loss
Loss - $2.25
Gain - $0
Final BR - $60.67 (net loss of $2.25)
took a break from packing to play a game of poker. made it to the bubble and lost, but i dont really mind atm. i played well.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-30
itm%:31.82%
net:+$22.33
Summary-
Starting BR - $62.92
1 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 1 loss
Loss - $2.25
Gain - $0
Final BR - $60.67 (net loss of $2.25)
took a break from packing to play a game of poker. made it to the bubble and lost, but i dont really mind atm. i played well.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-30
itm%:31.82%
net:+$22.33
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Day 16
Day 16
Summary-
Starting BR - $65.17
1 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 1 loss
Loss - $2.25
Gain - $0
Final BR - $62.92 (net loss of $2.25)
today was stressful for non-poker related reasons. the one sng i played was interrupted by family yelling at me for something or another. so i decided if i couldn't play my A game, i wouldnt play any more. so what did i do? i went out and played a live game with friends. rebought, but i ended up taking 2nd, for a 5$ profit. could have taken 1st if i wasnt out of it though. oh well. probably going to take a couple day break from poker, unless i wake up tomorrow super-energized. not really sure what im going to do with my time though
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-29
itm%:32.56%
net:+$25.58
Summary-
Starting BR - $65.17
1 $2+.25 9max SNG
Finishes - 1 loss
Loss - $2.25
Gain - $0
Final BR - $62.92 (net loss of $2.25)
today was stressful for non-poker related reasons. the one sng i played was interrupted by family yelling at me for something or another. so i decided if i couldn't play my A game, i wouldnt play any more. so what did i do? i went out and played a live game with friends. rebought, but i ended up taking 2nd, for a 5$ profit. could have taken 1st if i wasnt out of it though. oh well. probably going to take a couple day break from poker, unless i wake up tomorrow super-energized. not really sure what im going to do with my time though
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-29
itm%:32.56%
net:+$25.58
Monday, August 23, 2010
Day 15
Day 15
Summary-
Starting BR - $71.92
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 3 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $0
Final BR - $65.17 (net loss of $6.75)
today was just rough. each time I lost, it was a coinflip preflop with me on a pocket pair, and villain on AK. till tomorrow.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-28
itm%:33.33%
net:+$27.82
Summary-
Starting BR - $71.92
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 3 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $0
Final BR - $65.17 (net loss of $6.75)
today was just rough. each time I lost, it was a coinflip preflop with me on a pocket pair, and villain on AK. till tomorrow.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-28
itm%:33.33%
net:+$27.82
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Day 14
Day 14
Summary-
Starting BR - $60.67
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 1st, 1 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $18
Final BR - $71.92 (net gain of $11.25)
today was an interesting day. for a while now ive had a sort of mental roadblock against playing on weekends. my logic was that all the online pros play more on weekends and late nights, because thats when theyre not working or some such. so i guess i kinda went in to the first sng kinda expecting not to do well. and i didnt. maybe it was the bad run of cards i got, the early chip leaders dominating the table, or just some sub-par play caused by my negative expectations, but that one didnt end up paying out. iirc, i got popped 2 away from the bubble with a small stack annnd k7 on a board of k53 where one of the tall stacks was playing 53.
so then i manned up, put my excuses in the bottom drawer, and played some legit poker. resulting in sngs #2+3, both of which i stole 1st place in.
good times.
not long ago, i was super happy that i had gotten out of the red for this buy in, and now ive more than doubled it. i dont even know how far this is going to go now.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-25
itm%:35.90%
net:+$34.57
Summary-
Starting BR - $60.67
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 1st, 1 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $18
Final BR - $71.92 (net gain of $11.25)
today was an interesting day. for a while now ive had a sort of mental roadblock against playing on weekends. my logic was that all the online pros play more on weekends and late nights, because thats when theyre not working or some such. so i guess i kinda went in to the first sng kinda expecting not to do well. and i didnt. maybe it was the bad run of cards i got, the early chip leaders dominating the table, or just some sub-par play caused by my negative expectations, but that one didnt end up paying out. iirc, i got popped 2 away from the bubble with a small stack annnd k7 on a board of k53 where one of the tall stacks was playing 53.
so then i manned up, put my excuses in the bottom drawer, and played some legit poker. resulting in sngs #2+3, both of which i stole 1st place in.
good times.
not long ago, i was super happy that i had gotten out of the red for this buy in, and now ive more than doubled it. i dont even know how far this is going to go now.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-8
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-25
itm%:35.90%
net:+$34.57
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Day 13
Day 13
Summary-
Starting BR - $44
.02/.05 Rush Poker
Loss - $8.33
Gain - $25
Final BR - $60.67 (net gain of $16.67)
Today I got one of those little messages advertising FTP's Rush poker, and so I figured that at 25$ for 50ftp, I could probably manage it without too much hassle, so long as I kept my play tight. At first it was going quite well, and I was up a few dollars after earning like 15ftp or so, but then I came back an hour later and got cold decked/played badly, losing about 10$$ from where i was. An hour later yet, I came back, tightened up my play some more, and eventually got the bonus. so even though it was a generally losing session, I still made some pretty nice profit for my br.
my thoughts on rush poker - im uncertain. it certainly is much MUCH faster than any other form Ive played. you cant get any reads on opponents, since you're always at a new table, but at the same time, that means they cant get reads on you. Overall, Im sure its possible to be pretty profitable in these games, especially if you multi-table(which would just be insane, mind you, given the speed). To be fair to my parentheticals though, I did see a few people who were listed as having up to 4-6 seats. which is borderline insane, mind you. i dont even think i could click fast enough to make that worthwhile. they would probably even put the korean starcraft pros to shame with their godlike click/minute totals. but anyways, enough about that. point is, if I ever return to rush poker, its after I work heavily on my cash game, which is a little sub par at the moment.
Not sure if im going to play in any SNGs today, just because ive already done some hours of work for that profit I made, but if i do, it'll be here.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-6
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-24
itm%:33.33%
net:+$23.32
Summary-
Starting BR - $44
.02/.05 Rush Poker
Loss - $8.33
Gain - $25
Final BR - $60.67 (net gain of $16.67)
Today I got one of those little messages advertising FTP's Rush poker, and so I figured that at 25$ for 50ftp, I could probably manage it without too much hassle, so long as I kept my play tight. At first it was going quite well, and I was up a few dollars after earning like 15ftp or so, but then I came back an hour later and got cold decked/played badly, losing about 10$$ from where i was. An hour later yet, I came back, tightened up my play some more, and eventually got the bonus. so even though it was a generally losing session, I still made some pretty nice profit for my br.
my thoughts on rush poker - im uncertain. it certainly is much MUCH faster than any other form Ive played. you cant get any reads on opponents, since you're always at a new table, but at the same time, that means they cant get reads on you. Overall, Im sure its possible to be pretty profitable in these games, especially if you multi-table(which would just be insane, mind you, given the speed). To be fair to my parentheticals though, I did see a few people who were listed as having up to 4-6 seats. which is borderline insane, mind you. i dont even think i could click fast enough to make that worthwhile. they would probably even put the korean starcraft pros to shame with their godlike click/minute totals. but anyways, enough about that. point is, if I ever return to rush poker, its after I work heavily on my cash game, which is a little sub par at the moment.
Not sure if im going to play in any SNGs today, just because ive already done some hours of work for that profit I made, but if i do, it'll be here.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-6
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-24
itm%:33.33%
net:+$23.32
Friday, August 20, 2010
Day 12
Day 12
Summary-
Starting BR - $35
4 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 1st, 2 loss
Loss - $9
Gain - $18
Final BR - $44 (net gain of $9)
Today was a glorious day. For one, IM OUT OF THE RED! :D:D:D:D woooohooooo!!!!
anyways, onto the sng summaries. first one was mediocre, got caught with KK vs QJ early and went busto when the flop showed a Q, i shoved, he called, turn comes a J. oh well, it happens. sng #2 was soooo freaking looonnnngg. on the bubble, i was in a bad position for a while with about 800~ chips, with other stack sizes around 4.5k, 3k, and 2.5k. eventually, i managed to bring it up to about 1.7k, outlasted 4th, busted 3rd, and with a dominating chip stack, i slaughtered 1st about two hands later. but this was after about 45-60 min of bubble play (felt that long at least). very stressful stuff when youre constantly on the verge of getting knocked out of the money, but I will say, winning that sng was the best feeling EVER.
sng #3 was so-so. i played a little too lightly, both in terms of cards, and aggressiveness, and i got punished for it.
sng #4 was pretty dangerous. i was still playing a little too lightly, but after losing 300~ chips, i started tightening up to a solid game again. for a bit near the early-early/mid tourney, all i could think about was that i didnt want to go 1:3 for today, and just break even, so I took myself out of a couple hands, cleared my head, and came back refreshed. mid-late game was a little funny. there were three people on one side of the table, and three on the other, and for the most part, the opposite side only had around ~1k in chips per person. ironically though, the tall stack at the table was playing hyper aggressively, and got punished once by a mid stack, for about half his chips, and then i delivered the coup when my a9 hit top pair on a aqx board. he had k7. eventually, the bubble burst, and i KO'd 3rd place(forgot the hand), and the resulting HU was another battle of endurance, much like sng #2. for the most part, I kept a slight lead, but eventually, it got down to a point where our stacks were exactly even, and in position, i look down to see kjo. so i raise, and the guy shoves all in. before this hand, he had been pretty liberal with his shoves, perhaps pushing maybe 20-25% of his hands, so i kinda suspected that a decent number of his shoves were probably light, maybe K6+, Q7+, etc, so i decided to call. turns out he had TT in this instance, but a K on the flop with no competition from the turn or river sent me rejoicing.
Hopefully from here, it's all uphill, so until tomorrow, farewell, and good luck.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-6
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-24
itm%:33.33%
net:+$6.65
Summary-
Starting BR - $35
4 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 1st, 2 loss
Loss - $9
Gain - $18
Final BR - $44 (net gain of $9)
Today was a glorious day. For one, IM OUT OF THE RED! :D:D:D:D woooohooooo!!!!
anyways, onto the sng summaries. first one was mediocre, got caught with KK vs QJ early and went busto when the flop showed a Q, i shoved, he called, turn comes a J. oh well, it happens. sng #2 was soooo freaking looonnnngg. on the bubble, i was in a bad position for a while with about 800~ chips, with other stack sizes around 4.5k, 3k, and 2.5k. eventually, i managed to bring it up to about 1.7k, outlasted 4th, busted 3rd, and with a dominating chip stack, i slaughtered 1st about two hands later. but this was after about 45-60 min of bubble play (felt that long at least). very stressful stuff when youre constantly on the verge of getting knocked out of the money, but I will say, winning that sng was the best feeling EVER.
sng #3 was so-so. i played a little too lightly, both in terms of cards, and aggressiveness, and i got punished for it.
sng #4 was pretty dangerous. i was still playing a little too lightly, but after losing 300~ chips, i started tightening up to a solid game again. for a bit near the early-early/mid tourney, all i could think about was that i didnt want to go 1:3 for today, and just break even, so I took myself out of a couple hands, cleared my head, and came back refreshed. mid-late game was a little funny. there were three people on one side of the table, and three on the other, and for the most part, the opposite side only had around ~1k in chips per person. ironically though, the tall stack at the table was playing hyper aggressively, and got punished once by a mid stack, for about half his chips, and then i delivered the coup when my a9 hit top pair on a aqx board. he had k7. eventually, the bubble burst, and i KO'd 3rd place(forgot the hand), and the resulting HU was another battle of endurance, much like sng #2. for the most part, I kept a slight lead, but eventually, it got down to a point where our stacks were exactly even, and in position, i look down to see kjo. so i raise, and the guy shoves all in. before this hand, he had been pretty liberal with his shoves, perhaps pushing maybe 20-25% of his hands, so i kinda suspected that a decent number of his shoves were probably light, maybe K6+, Q7+, etc, so i decided to call. turns out he had TT in this instance, but a K on the flop with no competition from the turn or river sent me rejoicing.
Hopefully from here, it's all uphill, so until tomorrow, farewell, and good luck.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-6
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-24
itm%:33.33%
net:+$6.65
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Day 11
Day 11
Summary-
Starting BR - $27.35
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 1 1st, 1 2nd, 1 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $14.4
Final BR - $35 (net gain of $7.65)
first sng was fine, pulled 2nd. second was pretty terrible, early in tourney, i caught KK utg+1, 4bet a min raiser, late position shoved, min razor folded, i called, villain had AA. didnt kill me then and there, but crippled me, and i lost on a bad beat(forgot what it was)
Third sng was just zomg. when it got down to 4 players, it was slow as shit. there was a tag i was abusing out of a lot of chips preflop, but every once in a while, he just shoved over, and i folded a little back to him. eventually it got down to 3 peeps, and it just got slow as shit. we were each taking turns going up and down, but eventually i busted the tag with ajo vs his 33 when i 2.5bet, he shoved, and i called. 2 hands later, i busted 2nd place person with 68o to his ajo when the board hit tt6, i value bet, he raised, i shoved over, and he called.
almost out of the red. maybe all this hard work and studying has finally been paying off
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-4
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-22
itm%:31.25%
net:-$2.35
Summary-
Starting BR - $27.35
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 1 1st, 1 2nd, 1 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $14.4
Final BR - $35 (net gain of $7.65)
first sng was fine, pulled 2nd. second was pretty terrible, early in tourney, i caught KK utg+1, 4bet a min raiser, late position shoved, min razor folded, i called, villain had AA. didnt kill me then and there, but crippled me, and i lost on a bad beat(forgot what it was)
Third sng was just zomg. when it got down to 4 players, it was slow as shit. there was a tag i was abusing out of a lot of chips preflop, but every once in a while, he just shoved over, and i folded a little back to him. eventually it got down to 3 peeps, and it just got slow as shit. we were each taking turns going up and down, but eventually i busted the tag with ajo vs his 33 when i 2.5bet, he shoved, and i called. 2 hands later, i busted 2nd place person with 68o to his ajo when the board hit tt6, i value bet, he raised, i shoved over, and he called.
almost out of the red. maybe all this hard work and studying has finally been paying off
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-4
2nd-5
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-22
itm%:31.25%
net:-$2.35
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Day 10
Day 10
Summary-
Starting BR - $21.95
4 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 1 1st, 1 2nd, 2 loss
Loss - $9
Gain - $14.4
Final BR - $27.35 (net gain of $5.4)
first one was good, second was bad, third was negative variance. lost 99 vs KA to put me at 10-15 bb, then again with aqs vs 55 for the finisher.
might come back again later today, but for right now, after that last game, my body temp went about 5 degrees higher.
EDIT-
sng4- ground it out, took 1st
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-3
2nd-4
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-21
itm%:27.56%
net:-$10
Summary-
Starting BR - $21.95
4 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 1 1st, 1 2nd, 2 loss
Loss - $9
Gain - $14.4
Final BR - $27.35 (net gain of $5.4)
first one was good, second was bad, third was negative variance. lost 99 vs KA to put me at 10-15 bb, then again with aqs vs 55 for the finisher.
might come back again later today, but for right now, after that last game, my body temp went about 5 degrees higher.
EDIT-
sng4- ground it out, took 1st
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-3
2nd-4
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-21
itm%:27.56%
net:-$10
Monday, August 16, 2010
Day 9 - part 3
played in a 5$ live 7 max rebuy tourney with some friends, and took 1st, earning 25$+ my 5$ buy in. not counting it to my stats though because thats for online only.
that is all.
that is all.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Day 9 - part 2
Day 9
Summary-
Starting BR - $9.45
1 freeroll, 1474 players
Finish - #24
Loss - $0
Gain - $12.5
Final BR - $21.95 (net gain of $12.5)
this MTT freeroll went super well. I was doing well, and then slowed down a bit near the end. final killer was my jqo vs villain 68o all in pre. he caught a 8 on the turn. :<
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-2
2nd-3
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-19
itm%:24%
net:-$15.4
Summary-
Starting BR - $9.45
1 freeroll, 1474 players
Finish - #24
Loss - $0
Gain - $12.5
Final BR - $21.95 (net gain of $12.5)
this MTT freeroll went super well. I was doing well, and then slowed down a bit near the end. final killer was my jqo vs villain 68o all in pre. he caught a 8 on the turn. :<
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-2
2nd-3
3nd-0
tourney itm-1
loss-19
itm%:24%
net:-$15.4
Day 9
Day 9
Summary-
Starting BR - $16.20
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs + 1 18max
Finishes - 2 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $0
Final BR - $9.45 (net loss of $6.75)
this is really getting disappointing. first sng, lost with AA vs jq, second was trash also.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-2
2nd-3
3nd-0
loss-19
itm%:20.83%
net:-$27.80
Summary-
Starting BR - $16.20
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs + 1 18max
Finishes - 2 loss
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $0
Final BR - $9.45 (net loss of $6.75)
this is really getting disappointing. first sng, lost with AA vs jq, second was trash also.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-2
2nd-3
3nd-0
loss-19
itm%:20.83%
net:-$27.80
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Day 8
Day 8
Summary-
Starting BR - $20.70
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 loss
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $0
Final BR - $16.20 (net loss of $4.50)
terrible cards, both games. didnt play tight enough. preflop shove w/ ~ 10bb on 88 called by kt+jj. Disappointing.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-2
2nd-3
3nd-0
loss-16
itm%:26.31%
net:-$21.05
Summary-
Starting BR - $20.70
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 loss
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $0
Final BR - $16.20 (net loss of $4.50)
terrible cards, both games. didnt play tight enough. preflop shove w/ ~ 10bb on 88 called by kt+jj. Disappointing.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-2
2nd-3
3nd-0
loss-16
itm%:26.31%
net:-$21.05
Friday, August 13, 2010
Day 7
Day 7
Summary-
Starting BR - $16.20
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 1 loss, 1 1st
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $9
Final BR - $20.70 (net gain of $4.50)
first sng i played a little sloppy at the beginning, but worked it out. second sng got almost 0 hands through early and mid, and made it to the bubble, but with 7~ BB, i lost on a preflop shove w k9 vs tt. better profit for today though :D
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-2
2nd-3
3nd-0
loss-14
itm%:26.31%
net:-$16.55
Summary-
Starting BR - $16.20
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 1 loss, 1 1st
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $9
Final BR - $20.70 (net gain of $4.50)
first sng i played a little sloppy at the beginning, but worked it out. second sng got almost 0 hands through early and mid, and made it to the bubble, but with 7~ BB, i lost on a preflop shove w k9 vs tt. better profit for today though :D
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-2
2nd-3
3nd-0
loss-14
itm%:26.31%
net:-$16.55
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Monday, August 9, 2010
Day 5
Day 5
Summary-
Starting BR - $22.05
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 1 loss, 1 2nd
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $5.4
Final BR - $22.95 (net gain of $.90)
Today was such a relief. first sng got busted, but i managed to get 2nd in the second one. It is SUCH a relief to have a + day for a change. I mean, I know it was only +$.90, but still. I was really starting to get worried there for a while. Hopefully the things I'm learning will translate into +ROI
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-3
3nd-0
loss-10
itm%:28.57%
net:-$14.30
Summary-
Starting BR - $22.05
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 1 loss, 1 2nd
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $5.4
Final BR - $22.95 (net gain of $.90)
Today was such a relief. first sng got busted, but i managed to get 2nd in the second one. It is SUCH a relief to have a + day for a change. I mean, I know it was only +$.90, but still. I was really starting to get worried there for a while. Hopefully the things I'm learning will translate into +ROI
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-3
3nd-0
loss-10
itm%:28.57%
net:-$14.30
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Day 4
Summary-
Starting BR - $26.55
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 loss
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $0
Final BR - $22.05 (net loss of $4.50)
This just keeps getting worse and worse. first game got knocked out on the bubble when i caught pockets 9s for an overpair to the flop, busted by tall stack when his qa caught on the turn. second was nothing special, just bad.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-2
3nd-0
loss-9
itm%:25%
net:-$15.20
Starting BR - $26.55
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 loss
Loss - $4.5
Gain - $0
Final BR - $22.05 (net loss of $4.50)
This just keeps getting worse and worse. first game got knocked out on the bubble when i caught pockets 9s for an overpair to the flop, busted by tall stack when his qa caught on the turn. second was nothing special, just bad.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-2
3nd-0
loss-9
itm%:25%
net:-$15.20
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Day 3 - Part 3
decided to play another game. shouldnt have. got busto on the bubble.
the one after that i went busto early with jas hitting top pair, busted by trip 7s
the one after that i went busto early with jas hitting top pair, busted by trip 7s
Day 3 - Part 2
Summary-
Starting BR - $32.40
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 loss, 1 2nd
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $5.40
Final BR - $31.05 (net loss of $1.35)
Came back refreshed, lost the first SNG because of whatever. Second SNG went well and I pulled in 2nd. 3rd was a nasty beat. Not a bad beat, mind you, just nasty.
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 2.25 Tournament, 20/40 Blinds (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
UTG (t1335)
Hero (UTG+1) (t2025)
MP1 (t1440)
MP2 (t1530)
CO (t1920)
Button (t1455)
SB (t2295)
BB (t1500)
Hero's M: 33.75
Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q
, J
1 fold, Hero bets t120, 1 fold, MP2 calls t120, CO calls t120, 3 folds
Flop: (t420) 4, 3, 2 (3 players)
Hero bets t200, MP2 raises to t400, CO calls t400, Hero raises to t1000, MP2 calls t600, CO calls t600
Turn: (t3420) K
(3 players)
Hero bets t905 (All-In), MP2 calls t410 (All-In), CO calls t800 (All-In)
River: (t5430) J
(3 players, 3 all-in)
Total pot: t5430
Results:
Hero had Q, J (flush, Queen high).
MP2 had 8, 8 (one pair, eights).
CO had 5, 6 (straight flush, six high).
Outcome: CO won t5430
I really need to turn this around and improve my skills before i go busto. >.>
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-2
3nd-0
loss-5
itm%-30%
net:-$6.20
Starting BR - $32.40
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 loss, 1 2nd
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $5.40
Final BR - $31.05 (net loss of $1.35)
Came back refreshed, lost the first SNG because of whatever. Second SNG went well and I pulled in 2nd. 3rd was a nasty beat. Not a bad beat, mind you, just nasty.
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 2.25 Tournament, 20/40 Blinds (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
UTG (t1335)
Hero (UTG+1) (t2025)
MP1 (t1440)
MP2 (t1530)
CO (t1920)
Button (t1455)
SB (t2295)
BB (t1500)
Hero's M: 33.75
Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q
, J1 fold, Hero bets t120, 1 fold, MP2 calls t120, CO calls t120, 3 folds
Flop: (t420) 4
, 3, 2 (3 players)Hero bets t200, MP2 raises to t400, CO calls t400, Hero raises to t1000, MP2 calls t600, CO calls t600
Turn: (t3420) K
(3 players)Hero bets t905 (All-In), MP2 calls t410 (All-In), CO calls t800 (All-In)
River: (t5430) J
(3 players, 3 all-in)Total pot: t5430
Results:
Hero had Q
, J (flush, Queen high).MP2 had 8
, 8 (one pair, eights).CO had 5
, 6 (straight flush, six high).Outcome: CO won t5430
I really need to turn this around and improve my skills before i go busto. >.>
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-2
3nd-0
loss-5
itm%-30%
net:-$6.20
Day 3 - Part 1
Summary-
Starting BR - $36.90
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 loss.
Loss - $4.50
Gain - $0
Final BR - $32.40 (net loss of $4.50)
Those two games were terrible. in the first one i made a terrible call with 99 vs AA on an underboard to a preflop raise, my rr, and another rr. flop saw me value bet and villain shove. second one was ok at the beginning, but ended early. i think i was playing too loose at the beginning, and it cost me.
I plan to do another session later today in a few hours or so, hopefully learn from my mistakes.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-1
3nd-0
loss-5
itm%-28.57%
net:-$4.85
Starting BR - $36.90
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 loss.
Loss - $4.50
Gain - $0
Final BR - $32.40 (net loss of $4.50)
Those two games were terrible. in the first one i made a terrible call with 99 vs AA on an underboard to a preflop raise, my rr, and another rr. flop saw me value bet and villain shove. second one was ok at the beginning, but ended early. i think i was playing too loose at the beginning, and it cost me.
I plan to do another session later today in a few hours or so, hopefully learn from my mistakes.
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-1
3nd-0
loss-5
itm%-28.57%
net:-$4.85
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Day 2
Summary-
Starting BR - $38.25
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 loss, one 2nd.
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $5.40
Final BR - $36.90 (net loss of $1.35)
first SNG was ok, I was playing solidly but got knocked out on the bubble when i had a bad read against a mid stack opening with 2.5xBB
Second SNG was bad. I got KK on the first hand, raised heavy, got called by one person, rag flop, showdown showed that they tripped their pocket Ts. and that was that.
Third SNG was decent, had a good stack through a lot of it, but only managed 2nd. I know went above my 10%/day thing, but the second SNG pissed me off a bit, so I didn't want to just give in to the tilt. rather, I chose to play another SNG to practice controlling tilt. hopefully this all pays off
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-1
3nd-0
loss-3
itm%-40%
net:-$.35
Starting BR - $38.25
3 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 2 loss, one 2nd.
Loss - $6.75
Gain - $5.40
Final BR - $36.90 (net loss of $1.35)
first SNG was ok, I was playing solidly but got knocked out on the bubble when i had a bad read against a mid stack opening with 2.5xBB
Second SNG was bad. I got KK on the first hand, raised heavy, got called by one person, rag flop, showdown showed that they tripped their pocket Ts. and that was that.
Third SNG was decent, had a good stack through a lot of it, but only managed 2nd. I know went above my 10%/day thing, but the second SNG pissed me off a bit, so I didn't want to just give in to the tilt. rather, I chose to play another SNG to practice controlling tilt. hopefully this all pays off
Total Summary-
Finishes:
1st-1
2nd-1
3nd-0
loss-3
itm%-40%
net:-$.35
Monday, August 2, 2010
Introduction + Day 1
I'm a decent poker player, and though I've seen more success in live games than online, I've been playing a lot online due to the convenience of being able to play at any hour. Unfortunately, though I've been able to win a fair portion of the SNGs I do, it hasn't been enough to break even, and my net is in the red. Not grotesquely so, but enough for me to finally decided to dedicate myself to becoming a better player.
In the past, I've spent lots of time reading though poker strategy books, and browsing online for more ideas, but in the end, I kept losing money. So that's what brings me here today. I'm starting off new, and with a plan. This blog will keep track of my (hopefully) success.
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So this is the plan -
I'm starting out on Fulltilt with 15x buyin for the $2+.25 games I do = $33.75
Each day, I will risk no more than ~10% of my BR, so as to keep me sane = ~$3.37
Day 1)
I'm feeling pretty positive about this. I think part of my problem before was that I kept buying in for only $10, the min deposit on fulltilt. The problem was that it kept me in a losing mentality. To start, I only had just over 4 buy-ins, and if you're reading this, I'm sure you know how painful the variance in poker can be.
Summary-
Starting BR - $33.75
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 1 loss, one 1st.
Loss - $4.50
Gain - $9
Final BR - $38.25 (net gain of $4.50)
The first SNG was terrible. I tied for last in what was a pretty bad beat.
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 2.25 Tournament, 20/40 Blinds (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
BB (t2865)
UTG (t1350)
UTG+1 (t1755)
MP1 (t1455)
Hero (MP2) (t1455)
MP3 (t15)
CO (t1410)
Button (t2015)
SB (t1180)
Hero's M: 24.25
Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A, K
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t40, 1 fold, Hero bets t160, MP3 calls t15 (All-In), CO calls t160, 2 folds, BB calls 120, UTG+1 calls t120
Flop: (t675) J
, 3, A (5 players, 1 all-in)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets t460, CO raises to t1250 (All-In), 2 folds, Hero calls t790
Turn: (t3175) 2 (3 players, 2 all-in)
River: (t3175) 8 (3 players, 2 all-in)
Total pot: t3175
Results:
Hero had A, K (one pair, Aces).
MP3 had 8, 9 (one pair, eights).
CO had 8, A (two pair, Aces and eights).
Outcome: CO won t3175
After that, I was pretty much bust, having only 45 chips left, so I didn't cash. Looking back on it though, I was about 87% to win on the flop, and so even having taken that beat, I knew that I made the right call, and I moved forward to the next SNG, trying to stay off tilt.
In the second tourney, I had a bad beat against someone else, JA vs KK with J on the flop, and ended up catching a J on the turn, so I lucked out. But like I said, I'm trying to make this a serious attempt at creating a solid bankroll, so I kept in mind that though the first bad beat was the right decision that gave bad consequences, and the second was a wrong decision that gave good results, I'm not letting confirmation bias rule my play.
Overall, I'm quite happy with today's results. Even though it wasn't perfect, I still made profit. Now I just need to keep it up.
In the past, I've spent lots of time reading though poker strategy books, and browsing online for more ideas, but in the end, I kept losing money. So that's what brings me here today. I'm starting off new, and with a plan. This blog will keep track of my (hopefully) success.
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So this is the plan -
I'm starting out on Fulltilt with 15x buyin for the $2+.25 games I do = $33.75
Each day, I will risk no more than ~10% of my BR, so as to keep me sane = ~$3.37
Day 1)
I'm feeling pretty positive about this. I think part of my problem before was that I kept buying in for only $10, the min deposit on fulltilt. The problem was that it kept me in a losing mentality. To start, I only had just over 4 buy-ins, and if you're reading this, I'm sure you know how painful the variance in poker can be.
Summary-
Starting BR - $33.75
2 $2+.25 9max SNGs
Finishes - 1 loss, one 1st.
Loss - $4.50
Gain - $9
Final BR - $38.25 (net gain of $4.50)
The first SNG was terrible. I tied for last in what was a pretty bad beat.
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 2.25 Tournament, 20/40 Blinds (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
BB (t2865)
UTG (t1350)
UTG+1 (t1755)
MP1 (t1455)
Hero (MP2) (t1455)
MP3 (t15)
CO (t1410)
Button (t2015)
SB (t1180)
Hero's M: 24.25
Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A
, K1 fold, UTG+1 calls t40, 1 fold, Hero bets t160, MP3 calls t15 (All-In), CO calls t160, 2 folds, BB calls 120, UTG+1 calls t120
Flop: (t675) J
, 3, A (5 players, 1 all-in)BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets t460, CO raises to t1250 (All-In), 2 folds, Hero calls t790
Turn: (t3175) 2
(3 players, 2 all-in)River: (t3175) 8
(3 players, 2 all-in)Total pot: t3175
Results:
Hero had A
, K (one pair, Aces).MP3 had 8
, 9 (one pair, eights).CO had 8
, A (two pair, Aces and eights).Outcome: CO won t3175
After that, I was pretty much bust, having only 45 chips left, so I didn't cash. Looking back on it though, I was about 87% to win on the flop, and so even having taken that beat, I knew that I made the right call, and I moved forward to the next SNG, trying to stay off tilt.
In the second tourney, I had a bad beat against someone else, JA vs KK with J on the flop, and ended up catching a J on the turn, so I lucked out. But like I said, I'm trying to make this a serious attempt at creating a solid bankroll, so I kept in mind that though the first bad beat was the right decision that gave bad consequences, and the second was a wrong decision that gave good results, I'm not letting confirmation bias rule my play.
Overall, I'm quite happy with today's results. Even though it wasn't perfect, I still made profit. Now I just need to keep it up.
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